Mr. Falaceu Álvaro Pires founded the company Leirisense Plástico (FLP Fábrica Leiriense de Plásticos) in 1955 and manufactured utensils, toys and sleeves for agriculture. Despite not knowing a single word of English and hardly speaking French, he travelled regularly around Europe to look for new products for his factory. He sold Leiriense Plástico in 2000 to the Plasteuropa group.

Plastic body with cut out windows and fair details of front and rear hood, door seams, bumpers and rear oval window with air louvers. No chassis, wheels attached to the body pillars and inside marked LEIRIA 83.

  • Manufacturer: LEIRIA
  • Scale: 1/45
  • Length: 90mm
  • Production Era: mid to late 1950s
  • Country: Portugal
  • Materials: Plastic
  • Color: Light Blue, Red, Green

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